ThinkTank: The Future Designer
In 2008 the V&A launched a series of ThinkTanks on future-facing issues related to contemporary design and museum spaces. Leading designers and thinkers from across the UK …
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New directions in wallpaper design & art
Comtemporary wallpaper designers often break with the tradition of the reapeating pattern. 'Good taste' is no longer the issue: the kitsch, eccentric or ironic are all vali…
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'Swarm' chandelier by Zaha Hadid, 2006
The Swarm chandelier was designed by Zaha Hadid, one of the most highly regarded architects working today.
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'Cinderella' table, by Jeroen Verhoeven, 2005-6
The Cinderella Table is an exploration of the possibilities of CAD-CAM (computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing). Verhoeven's table is a reinterpretation of …
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Contemporary Art & Design in the Archive of Art & Design
The V&A's Archive of Art and Design holds the working papers of individual artists and designers, as well as the records of companies and associations involved in all aspec…
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Contemporary documentary photographers
Contemporary documentary photography is not a unified form but neither is it a defunct or endangered area of photographic practice. It is simply that its contexts, visual s…
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Science Surgery: The Contemporary Challenge
The Conservation Department defines contemporary as the last 10-20 years. The museum has many contemporary objects made of synthetic polymers. Unfortunately, some have crea…
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A gift in your will
You may not have thought of including a gift to a museum in your will, but the V&A is a charity and legacies form an important source of funding for our work. It is not just the great collectors and the wealthy who leave legacies to the V&A. Legacies of all sizes, large and small, make a real difference to what we can do and your support can help ensure that future generations enjoy the V&A as much as you have.
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21 | Twenty One: 21 Designers for twenty-first century Britain
21 | TWENTY ONE showcases designers living and working in Britain who have come to prominence since the millennium. They lead public taste and critica…
Buy nowEvent - Design Culture Salon
Tue 30 October 2012–Tue 30 April 2013
CREATIVE PROFESSIONALS EVENT: Listen to discussions about contemporary design issues. Academics, critics and practitioners will open up the debate in an informal atmosphere, chaired by Guy Julier, Principal Research Fellow, Contemporary Design at University of Brighton/Victoria and Albert Museum.
